The Texas Triffid Ranch, Dallas's pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery, specializes in combining carnivorous plants such as Asian, South American, and Australian pitcher plants (Nepenthes, Heliamphora, and Cephalotus, respectively), with unique backdrops of plastic, glass, and stone. The Triffid Ranch finishes off 2017 with Five Nightmare Weekends Before Christmas, an all-ages exhibition of plants and enclosures intended as a rest break from holiday shopping aggravations. In addition to its availability by appointment through the rest of the week, the Triffid Ranch opens to the public from noon to 6:00 p.m.starting November 24, and then every Saturday between then and Christmas (November 25, December 2, December 9, December 16, and December 23). The Nightmare Weekends will feature new enclosures constructed specifically for the event, so the exhibition changes throughout the next month.